Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.99/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −128.30 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$243.99

42 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs AL average

−20.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	260.00	1,313	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	246.23	1,348	25
Medium and Large 3	556	234.76	1,305	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $335.60, median $372.29 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

243.99

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

−9.20

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−20.64

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−128.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,688	163.99	2,767	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	136.53	1,596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	134.01	1,954	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	114.86	1,075	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,507	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,864	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,060	10

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	245.98/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,385	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	267.35/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	280.95/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	269.90/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	231.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	331.97/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	305.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	324.51/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	246.47/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,314	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	304.23/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	258.44/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	224.25/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	290.66/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	231.50/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,320	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,954	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,469	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,060	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,463	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,256.25/head	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	273.95/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	239.98/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,200	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	137.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	312.45/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	355.88/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	307.31/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,512	11

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon Jul 22, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 308Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 98Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	411	300.00–310.00	305.91
3	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	521	256.00–262.00	258.44
2	550–600	575	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	314.00	314.00
6	400–450	438	290.00–292.00	290.66
3	450–500	495	274.00	274.00
1	500–550	540	244.00	244.00
4	600–650	636	222.00–225.00	224.25
1	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	342.00	342.00
2	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	565	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	330.00–334.00	331.97
4	400–450	409	320.00–326.00	324.51
11	450–500	492	300.00–308.00	307.31
6	550–600	563	266.00–270.00	267.35
4	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
3	650–700	655	244.00	244.00
3	700–750	725	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	515	286.00	286.00
3	550–600	575	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	354.00–360.00	355.88
1	400–450	420	336.00	336.00
2	450–500	490	318.00	318.00
4	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	302.00–305.00	304.23
8	400–450	438	280.00–284.00	280.95
7	450–500	479	268.00–274.00	269.90
13	500–550	533	246.00–248.00	246.47
12	550–600	563	240.00–248.00	245.98
6	600–650	638	230.00–236.00	231.01
2	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	385	278.00	278.00
3	400–450	435	270.00–276.00	273.95
3	450–500	475	264.00	264.00
5	500–550	533	234.00–242.00	239.98
8	550–600	570	228.00–234.00	231.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	322.00	322.00
4	300–350	324	308.00–314.00	312.45
4	350–400	385	292.00	292.00
4	450–500	455	284.00	284.00
4	500–550	505	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	132.00–136.00	134.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	128.00–133.00	131.26
2	—	1,090	141.00–144.00	142.48
12	—	1,203	135.00–140.00	137.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	110.00–112.00	111.15
4	—	1,004	118.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,765	163.00–164.00	163.48
1	—	1,750	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,256.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,766.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,060.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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